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CINCINNATI -- Bengals quarterback Andy Dalton is headed to his second Pro Bowl, replacing the injured Aaron Rodgers. Dalton was a seventh alternate in voting for the Pro Bowl last month. Rodgers had a calf injury during the playoffs. Green Bay lost the NFC championship game to Seattle 28-22 in overtime. Dalton also went to the Pro Bowl during his 2011 rookie season. He has led the Bengals to the playoffs during each of his four seasons, only to lose in the opening round. The Bengals lost in Indianapolis to end their season. The Bengals have four players in the Pro Bowl. Receiver A.J. Green and punter Kevin Huber were voted in directly. Defensive tackle Geno Atkins replaced the...

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Within five minutes in early September, the Ravens showed me the magnitude of what I was covering on my first year on the beat.
Back when the season was, at least mostly, about football, the team was booed off the field at halftime after a scoreless 30...

For the second consecutive game, Ravens starting cornerback Lardarius Webb was scratched because of a lingering lower back injury.
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As much as the Ravens wanted to forget about the 2013 season, the memories — or should we say nightmares? — came rushing back.
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Injuries and opportunity. It's why you shouldn't beat yourself up after a bad draft or gloat too much after a fast start. With a big hit or a benching, power can change hands quickly in the fantasy football world, even this late in the season.
Injuries...

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Of their...

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Last week in parentheses.
1. Broncos 4-1 (2): Challenging stretch coming: 49ers and Chargers at home in five-day span and then a visit to the Patriots.
2. Chargers 5-1 (3): Rookie running back Branden Oliver has gone past 100 yards rushing in two...

CINCINNATI -- The Cincinnati Bengals and Carolina Panthers shared an empty feeling after Sunday's game at Paul Brown Stadium, in which neither team won or lost.
Bengals coach Marvin Lewis called it "a missed opportunity."
Panthers coach Ron...

Injuries are a pain (sorry about that) -- unless you're the beneficiary. That looks to be a recurring theme in Week 6 as key injuries on offense and defense present opportunities for certain players to fill up the fantasy football stat sheets.
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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- The New England Patriots responded in a big way Sunday night.
Facing the prospect of their first 2-3 start since 2001 and amid rumors of inner turmoil including future Hall of Fame quarterback Tom Brady being mad at management, the...

Ravens strong safety Matt Elam motioned with his hand in the opposite direction of the football as his eyes darted toward teammates trailing the play.
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New England Patriots
2013: 12-4, first.
Last in playoffs: 2013.
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